Local Government and Communities Committee

Convener

*Duncan McNeil (Greenock and Inverclyde) (Lab)

Deputy convener

*Bob Doris (Glasgow) (SNP)

Committee members

*Patricia Ferguson (Glasgow Maryhill) (Lab)

*Alex Johnstone (North East Scotland) (Con)

*Alasdair Morgan (South of Scotland) (SNP)

*Mary Mulligan (Linlithgow) (Lab)

*Jim Tolson (Dunfermline West) (LD)

*John Wilson (Central Scotland) (SNP)

Committee substitutes

Brian Adam (Aberdeen North) (SNP)

Malcolm Chisholm (Edinburgh North and Leith) (Lab)

Alison McInnes (North East Scotland) (LD)

David McLetchie (Edinburgh Pentlands) (Con)

The following also attended:

Ted Brocklebank (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)

David McLetchie (Edinburgh Pentlands) (Con)

Pauline McNeill (Glasgow Kelvin) (Lab)

The following also participated:

John Baillie (Accounts Commission)

Fraser McKinlay (Audit Scotland)

Alex Neil (Minister for Housing and Communities)

Gordon Smail (Audit Scotland)

Stephen White (Scottish Government Directorate for Housing, Regeneration and Commonwealth Games)

Clerk to the committee

Susan Duffy